Empire Mindset: Hands-on with the Hublot Classic Fusion Concrete Jungle Limited Edition
At the end of last year, Hublot unveiled its latest ode to New York City, the aptly named Classic Fusion Concrete Jungle Limited Edition. That model, limited to only 50 pieces and following up on the original Concrete Jungle released in 2016, quickly caught eyes with its unique construction ? from materials including concrete, epoxy resin, fiberglass, titanium, and ceramic ? and a design in-line with Hublot?s experimental ?Art of Fusion? principle. As a whole, the watch worked to recall the industrial style of the “urban jungle” that inspired it.
This past week we had an opportunity for an exclusive hands-on with Edition 40 of the very limited timepiece, all while taking in the views of the city from across the Hudson River. Â Â
The Case
The watch’s 45-mm by 13.85-mm case is primarily constructed from 65-75% fine cement, though its material mixture also includes 25-30% epoxy resin (replacing the water in standard concrete), and 5-10% fiberglass (replacing the steel used to reinforce concrete), as well as some ceramic, titanium, and steel components.
Handling the watch, you first notice two features. The first is how surprisingly light it is for its size: concrete, resin, and fiberglass are relatively lightweight in comparison to the steel and gold used more often by Hublot. The second is the watch is that the watch is not cold to the touch, at all. The coldness of metal is something most watch collectors have become quite accustome...
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